FERC-725V, (Renewal) Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards

FERC-725V Renewal: The reporting requirements for the FERC-725V information collection remain unchanged. Reliability Standards COM-001-2 and COM-002-4 do not require responsible entities to file information with the Commission, but only to maintain records of the availability of communication mediums (systems) used for Bulk Electric System (BES) operations (Interpersonal Communications and Alternate Interpersonal Communications systems). Reliability Standard COM-001-3 reflects revisions developed under Project 2015-07 Internal Communications Capabilities, in compliance with the Commission’s directive in Order No. 888 that NERC “develop modifications to COM-001-2, or develop a new standard, to address [the Commission’s] concerns regarding ensuring the adequacy of internal communications capability whenever internal communications could directly affect the reliability operations of the Bulk-Power System. With respect to the proposed revisions to Reliability Standard COM-001-3 and the retirement of the currently-effective Reliability Standard COM-001-2.1, the Commission estimates that there will be no material change in industry information collection obligations because the Requirements R12 and R13 (which are additions to COM-001-3) do not impact the paperwork burden of impacted registered entities.

The latest form for FERC-725V, (Renewal) Mandatory Reliability Standards: COM Reliability Standards expires 2021-09-30 and can be found here.

Reliability Standard COM-002-4, one-time requirement in R1 (RM14-13)

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